Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turbinaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: turbina-ceous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or relating to peat or turf.

Example Sentences

"The real turbinaceous flavour no sooner reached the nose of the Captain, than the beverage was turned down his throat with symptoms of most unequivocal applause."

Etymology

See turbary, + -aceous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: aceous

Inflected Forms

more turbinaceous (comparative) most turbinaceous (superlative)

Questions

What does turbinaceous mean?: Resembling or relating to peat or turf.
Where does turbinaceous come from?: See turbary, + -aceous.

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